Peter is committed to protecting every American’s individual and civil rights from discrimination based on gender, race, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

• Pushing to ban any form of discrimination based on gender, race, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity
  • Cosponsored and voted for H.R. 5, the Equality Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation in businesses open to the public, education, housing, banking, and jury selection
     
• Advancing legislation ensuring the right of all Americans to vote
  • Cosponsored the For the People Act to make needed reforms in our electoral system, including publicly financing federal elections
  • Cosponsored the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to ensure that Americans’ right to vote is protected, no matter where one lives

• Working to reform the criminal justice system to address racial disparities in sentencing and the criminalization of poverty

• Opposing court decisions and state policies that undermine the right to vote